Summary
The Sadid-1 (also known as the Sadid-361, the Fat'h 362,[1] and the Sadid-342) is an Iranian TV-guided anti-tank missile derived from Iran's Toophan missiles.[2]
It is described by multiple sources as similar in design to the Israeli Spike-ER missile,[3] and was intended as the armament for Iran's Shahed 129 UAV.
Specifications edit
A mockup of the Sadid-1 was first seen at Iran's 2010 Kish Air Show.[3] As of 2016, the Sadid-1's guidance system, laser/TV seeker and propulsion unit were still under development.[4]
Detailed information about the Sadid-1 has not been disclosed; however, it is believed to be about 140 cm long, to have a range of 4000 meters, and to have a maximum flight time of about thirty seconds.[5]
Operational history edit
The Sadid-1 was a proposed armament for the Shahed 216, an exceptionally obscure attack helicopter proposal from HESA/Shahed Aviation around 2015.[5]
The Sadid-1 was not operationally deployed on the Shahed 129; one source says this was due to problems with the launcher mechanism and guidance system,[6] while another source says that R&D was not completed because American sanctions prevented Iran from obtaining necessary components.[7]
In 2018, Iran claimed to use Sadid-1 munitions dropped from a Saegheh UAV.[8]
Operators edit
Launch platforms edit
- Shahed 129 (failed, not integrated)
- Shahed 285[9][10]
- Saegheh[11]
- Makran IFV
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Taghvaee, Babak (Jul 27, 2017). "Shahed 129 Heads Iran's Armed UAV Force". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
- ^ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". Twitter. 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b Galen Wright (29 February 2016). "Examining Iranian Drone Strikes in Syria".
- ^ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter".
- ^ a b "معرفی بمب هوشمند و هدایت شونده سدید ۳۴۲ و سدید ۳۶۱ - -مرجع آخرین اخبار نظامی,دفاعی و امنیتی ایران و جهان-". www.militarynews.ir (in Persian). 30 January 2018.
- ^ Taghvaee, Babak (27 June 2017). شاهد ۱۲۹، ستون فقرات نیروی پهپادی ایران. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). BBC Persian.
- ^ Rawnsley, Adam (5 September 2014). "Like It or Not, Iran Is a Drone Power".
- ^ Taghvaee, Babak (1 October 2018). "BREAKING: Another cheap propaganda of IRGC detected today. IRGC claims that it has used 7 Saeghe drones to bomb ISIL in Syria. But as a matter of fact, Saeghe has No EO/IR/laser targeting system. Also IRGC has No UCAV control center left in Syria after Israel airstrikes!".
- ^ "The Sheykh on Twitter".
- ^ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter".
- ^ "Iran Shows Off Its Bounty of Crashed Drones and New UAVs". www.washingtoninstitute.org.